Thou­sands head to Ok­to­ber­fest in Mu­nich

MU­NICH: The beer is flow­ing again at Mu­nich’s fa­bled Ok­to­ber­fest. Mayor Di­eter Reiter in­serted the tap into the first keg yes­ter­day with two blows of his ham­mer and the cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped.” About 6 mil­lion vis­i­tors are ex­pected to come to Mu­nich for the 184th Ok­to­ber­fest, which runs through Oc­to­ber 3.